Dell R210 User Manual

Technical Guide

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Table of Contents

1 Product Comparison ........................................................................... 7

2 New Technologies ........................................................................... 11

2.1 Overview ................................................................................ 11

2.2 Detailed Information .................................................................. 11

2.2.1 System Management ............................................................ 11

2.2.2 Software RAID .................................................................... 11

2.2.3 eSATA .............................................................................. 13

3 System Overview ............................................................................ 14

4 Mechanical .................................................................................... 16

4.1 Chassis Description .................................................................... 16

4.2 Dimensions and Weight ............................................................... 16

4.3 Front Panel View and Features ...................................................... 17

4.4 Back Panel View and Features ...................................................... 18

4.5 Power Supply Indicators .............................................................. 18

4.5.1 Power Button LED ............................................................... 18

4.5.2 System Status/ID LED ........................................................... 18

4.6 NIC Indicators .......................................................................... 18

4.7 Side View ............................................................................... 19

4.8 Internal Chassis View ................................................................. 20

4.9 Rails ..................................................................................... 21

4.10 Fans ...................................................................................... 22

4.11 Control Panel LED ..................................................................... 22

4.12 Security ................................................................................. 22

4.12.1 Top Cover Lock Mechanism .................................................... 22

4.12.2 Bezel ............................................................................... 22

4.12.3 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) ............................................... 22

4.12.4 Power Switch Security .......................................................... 23

4.12.5 Intrusion Alert .................................................................... 23

4.12.6 Secure Mode ...................................................................... 24

4.13 USB Ports ............................................................................... 24

4.14 Battery .................................................................................. 24

4.15 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) ....................................................... 25

4.16 User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors ............................. 25

5 Power, Thermal, Acoustic ................................................................. 26

5.1 Power Supplies ......................................................................... 26

5.2 Power Supply Connectors on the Planar ........................................... 26

5.3 Environmental Specifications ........................................................ 27

5.3.1 Temperature ..................................................................... 27

5.3.2 Relative Humidity ............................................................... 27

5.3.3 Maximum Vibration .............................................................. 27

5.3.4 Maximum Shock .................................................................. 27

5.3.5 Altitude ........................................................................... 27

5.3.6 Airborne Contaminant Level ................................................... 27

5.4 Power Supply Unit (PSU) Specifications ............................................ 28

5.5 ENERGY STAR

5.6 Thermal ................................................................................. 28

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5.7 Acoustics ................................................................................ 29

6 Processors .................................................................................... 31

6.1 Overview ................................................................................ 31

6.2 Supported Processors ................................................................. 31

6.3 Processor Configurations ............................................................. 31

7 Memory ........................................................................................ 32

7.1 Overview ................................................................................ 32

7.2 DIMMs Supported ...................................................................... 32

7.3 Slots/Risers ............................................................................. 33

7.4 Speed .................................................................................... 33

7.5 Sparing .................................................................................. 33

7.6 Mirroring ................................................................................ 33

7.7 RAID ...................................................................................... 33

8 Chipset ........................................................................................ 34

8.1 Overview ................................................................................ 34

8.2 Direct Media Interface ................................................................ 34

8.3 PCI Express Interface ................................................................. 34

8.4 SATA Interface ......................................................................... 34

8.5 AHCI ..................................................................................... 34

8.6 PCI Interface ........................................................................... 34

8.7 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface ...................................................... 35

8.8 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) .................................................... 35

8.9 Compatibility Module ................................................................. 35

8.10 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) ........................... 35

8.11 USB Interface ........................................................................... 35

8.12 Real-Time Clock (RTC) ................................................................ 36

8.13 GPIO ..................................................................................... 36

8.14 Enhanced Power Management ....................................................... 36

8.15 System Management Features ....................................................... 36

8.15.1 TCO Timer ........................................................................ 36

8.15.2 Processor Present Indicator .................................................... 36

8.15.3 Error Code Correction (ECC) Reporting ...................................... 36

8.15.4 Function Disable ................................................................. 37

8.16 System Management Bus (SMBus 2.0) .............................................. 37

8.17 Intel Anti-Theft Technology ......................................................... 37

8.18 Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O ................................. 37

8.19 JTAG Boundary-Scan .................................................................. 38

9 BIOS ............................................................................................ 39

9.1 Overview ................................................................................ 39

9.2 ACPI ...................................................................................... 40

9.3 Power Management Modes ........................................................... 40

9.3.1 Dell Active Power Controller .................................................. 40

9.3.2 Power Saving BIOS Setting (OS Control) ..................................... 41

9.3.3 Maximum Performance ......................................................... 41

10 I/O Slots....................................................................................... 43

10.1 Overview ................................................................................ 43

10.2 PCI Devices ............................................................................. 44

10.3 Boot Order .............................................................................. 47

10.4 NICs ...................................................................................... 47

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